Lewis R. Chase, MD

Dr. Lewis R. Chase is professor of medicine and chief, medical service, at VA Medical Center. He obtained his BA degree, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and his MD cum laude from Harvard, where he was selected for Alpha Omega Alpha. He served an internship and residency at the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in New York City after which he was a clinical associate at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He then came to Washington University as a fellow in metabolism, and rose through the ranks to his present position.

Dr. Chase is on the editorial boards of Metabolism,Endocrinology, and Calcified Tissue Research. He is a member of several professional societies including American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Federation of Clinical Research, the Endocrine Society and the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research. His research interests include bone and mineral metabolism.